WD Security

How to uninstall WD Security from your system

WD Security is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Additional info about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be found here. Please follow http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD Security on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. WD Security is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security folder, depending on the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for WD Security is MsiExec.exe /X{A3326417-23D7-437E-AB4A-3BEF286028E0}. WD Security's main file takes around 6.24 MB (6539264 bytes) and is named WDSecurity.exe.

WD Security is comprised of the following executables which take 11.05 MB (11591168 bytes) on disk:

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.82 MB)
• WDSecurity.exe (6.24 MB)

The current web page applies to WD Security version 2.1.4.308 only. For more WD Security versions please click below:

• 2.0.0.76
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.2.167
• 2.1.0.115
• 1.1.1.3
• 2.1.0.130
• 1.4.0.92
• 2.0.0.44
• 1.4.3.13
• 1.3.0.16
• 1.3.0.17
• 2.1.2.146
• 1.0.7.3
• 1.0.5.7
• 2.0.0.70
• 1.3.1.2
• 1.2.0.83
• 1.0.6.3
• 1.0.3.3
• 1.4.3.37
• 2.1.0.20
• 2.1.3.304
• 2.0.0.26
• 2.1.0.142
• 1.4.1.51
• 1.4.2.11
• 1.3.0.18
• 2.1.2.295
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 1.1.0.51

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WD Security from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security

The files below are left behind on your disk by WD Security when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\security.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\security.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\security_disabled.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\security_hover.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\security_hover.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\wd_security.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\back.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\front.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\CS-CZ.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\DA-DK.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\DE-DE.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\EL-GR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\EN-US.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\ES-ES.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\FI-FI.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\FR-FR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\HE-IL.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\HU-HU.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\IT-IT.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\JA-JP.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\KO-KR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\NB-NO.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\NL-NL.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\PL-PL.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\PT-BR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\RU-RU.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\SK-SK.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\SV-SE.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\TR-TR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\ZH-CN.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\locale\ZH-TW.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security\current\WDUnlocker.bin

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Security

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove WD Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program released by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to remove WD Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate WD Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Security". If it exists on your system the WD Security application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select WD Security in the list , the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about WD Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Security:

• The software company is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A3326417-23D7-437E-AB4A-3BEF286028E0}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WD Security.


8. After removing WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WD Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WD Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall WD Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.